Animal Identification & Tracing

Overview

An animal identification system traces the whereabouts and movement of certain animals. Different methods of animal identification, such as branding, have been used for thousands of years, but typically as a way of proving ownership, rather than as a method of animal identification. However, beginning in the 1940s, animal identification has also focused on the whereabouts and movement of certain animals. At that time, state and federal programs tracing movement of livestock involved in disease outbreaks were instituted for some diseases in cattle, swine & sheep, and some of these programs… Read the full overview.

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